A human life is just a heartbeat in heaven.

We used to be hunter-gatherers, now we're shopper-borrowers.

Directing requires great discipline, that ability to be in and out at the same time. The great ones I've worked with are like generals. It's a bit like a small war on that level. The great ones have that combination of freedom and control. I'm nowhere near that. There's still so much to do as an actor. I have enough to explore with that.

They say our mothers really know how to push our buttons - because they installed them

If you want to die, don't make a mistake and not quite kill yourself because the medical bills in America are hideous.

I was in Iraq, Afghanistan, Djibouti, Bahrain. The first year I went pretty much by myself. Then I went with General [Richard] Myers, head of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. The shows and audiences were amazing. You'll never get a better group of people.

You have to break in half to love somebody.